worked at a e-science project himself. He told me people, especially
is this "e-science" term more popular where you are? I don't really
hear it here (Canada, probably NA in general.) many (most) branches of
science are so dependent on computers that it seems redundant and archaic.
scientists are "very jealous" of their data. And not replying is a kind way
of saying "no". And there's the problem of "who's this guy wanting my data",
"what will he do with it?".
sure - academia is all about publishing, so you don't want someone else
to scoop you. but often concerns are much more mundane, like:
- how long will it transfer this 50GB blob of data?
- if I provide neurophysiology data from my lab, can I
be sued if the subjects' privacy is violated?
- do I have time to spend explaining how the data is encoded?
regards, mark hahn.
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